Kareem Reda

A seasoned biotech executive, Kareem has built and led several companies from the earliest stages through IPO in executive roles as Chief Business Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

Kareem started his career in large pharma at Vertex and Celgene before transitioning to biotech. In his 20+ year career he has lead >$10 billion in transactions and helped fundraise >$1.5B for startups including Evelo Biosciences, Elevate Bio, Allovir and Souffle Therapeutics.

Taking a big picture strategic approach combined with a nose to the grindstone ethic, Kareem has helped clients build and scale their business through partnerships and accessing strategic capital sources. Delivering 100s of millions in non-dilutive capital and billions in potential downstream economics.

Kareem graduated from Brown University magna cum laude, with honors with a degree in chemical engineering and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He currently sits on the board of 64xBio, a George Church founded company.